This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Comment by T-Lynn on December 5, 2015 at 11:56pm
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HI
FINALLY I am back on!
For some reason, Navy for Moms told me I had to rejoin!
I even set - RESET your Password three times and NEVER got an email back form them. So I had to go on the main page and find a way to leave a message. Finaly found the complaint box and told them I have been a member for over 5 years !
Well being so frustrated - I tried again. I typed in for the fifth time a password and it was right! I'm writing that password on my wall - so I will nvere forget again. Now I have to go and send an uncomplaint.
Welcome aboard new MomSonya209. HOpe you enjoy being here and we all love to share. I see you have met Anti M. She is awesome.
How is everyone doing? Christmas decorating, gifts all done ? Me - no not done with either.
Funny story Maggs. Wish you had a picture of him with all those bows and tinsel on.
Wish all sweet dreams.
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Comment by Anti M on December 4, 2015 at 6:18pm
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Okay, the word "sponsor" means at east three things, so it is easy to get confused.
1. Getting a sponsor. This is someone at the new sailor's command assigned to get information to them, help them figure out how to get there, check in, and settle in at their base. If they are already there, they no longer need a sponsor.
2. If a sailor is married, they are the sponsor for their dependents.
3. Command sponsorship. When taking a family overseas, the sailor has to get command sponsorship for the dependents. This way they get the right visas to live overseas, be eligible for on base housing, medical, work, and the allowances and benefits which go along with that. E-3 and below cannot take dependents overseas. If a sailor is overseas, makes E-4, and wants to get command sponsorship, they will ask for a waiver. A waiver is a special request, basically. The family which didn't qualify to move overseas would need a waiver granting permission to do so.
That is a super-simplified version, there are a ton of details in all that. That's why I asked if your sailor has a dependent spouse who wants to move overseas. Many do when the sailor makes E-4, if they can get a command sponsorship waiver.
I have a blog about it:
http://navyformoms.com/profiles/blogs/what-is-command-sponsorship
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Comment by scully_the_skeptic on December 4, 2015 at 1:25pm
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Ive presumed that if I send care packages or cards to my sailor car of his carrier's APO address.
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hi, sonya welcome!. congrats on your sailor's promotion. so awesome to see them being successful on their own!!!
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Comment by Sonya209 on December 4, 2015 at 12:19pm
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Ok, I've been doing some digging around and I need clarity on what command sponsorship is vs a waiver...Thanks
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I guess so Anti M... I really don't know, I just read something (months ago) regarding sponsors...
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Sponsorship for what? Bringing a dependent over?
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Hi fellow Japan Moms!!! I am new to this group, my son has been in Japan for about a month now. He has also increased in rank since he's been there, he is now an E-4. Yaaayyy!!! I have a question about sponsorship, how does it work and when should he start to apply???
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Thanks! Getting used to having a forum to share. Crazy enough I've a high school classmate who was in navy & sailed on same cruiser.
Love to see what's going on with each of you - getting to know you more. Pt hanks for sharing & keeping a small piece of this crazy world "normal".
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Anti M - Doing the Happy Dance!! I was so hoping that you would get the chance to start spoiling that baby. He is precious. i just want to know what song you all are singing. My grandson has the same warm bundle outfit. I think he likes it because he stays toasty warm - but can still move!
Congrats Scully and Kim. Good job for sailor of the week and a promotion!!! Yes - BRAG away.
So Kim - getting your exercise chasing your grandson. Now I know you really wanted to watch him, but I am sorry your poor dil back is hurting so. Sending her Reiki - [lease let her know. And how is your jaw from root canal?
Blondie - have fun!! Party and hugs.
Maggs - gentle hugs. Share when you can.
hugs
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